Blog Post
| 13 Nov, 2014 | Author: RARE - destinations and experiences
The Den of Morpheus
My eyes are longing
for a sleep that my body clock still ticking to London time will not allow. What
better time to write about the luxury of a turn-down service !
It could just be my
thing as I have heard some people pooh-pooh the thought, but I just love the
idea of a turn down service. It’s one of the things I look forward to and if
auditing a hotel, something I would definitely check. What’s special about a
turn-down service ? I think it’s the last detail before you wish your guests
good-night. Besides sleep is a luxury anyway, on a vacation or even on a corporate
trip how beautiful it is to make sure that your night’s sleep is prepared to
perfection.
A relaxed dinner,
head buzzing with that slightly spicy wine I may have sipped rather quickly, an
almost full moon bright as silk to light my path as I walk to my cottage at the far end of the trail. The promise of a view tangible in the crisp mountain
air and lo ! my suite – marshmallow duvet, white goose-down pillow doubled to
help me sink easy, a snoozer bed its memory waiting to hug my contours again and
for those who demand and in cold climes I do… a hot water bottle to toast my
feet.
But first a quick
shower, warm and fragrant even as I pass
up the tub filled with hot water, floating lights, and petals of some ten
fragrant roses. I love the scene under the subdued sleep inducing light even as
my mind needles me about the unused water in the tub and where it will go tomorrow. I
hope to the trees in the garden !
Slipping into my nightly rags, in seven light
steps I am in the snoozer bed where the duvet and hot water bottle, bed and pillow
immediately lay claim to my loose limbed lethargy. The fragrance from my linen
rises with my breathe and beckons sleep. My mind is thoughtless as I nibble at
the after mint placed close to me with a verse. I have read this one before, but
love remembering it again as I stretch my hand to further dim the lights for
the night. My smile is almost a sleepy
salute and my last thought is a to thank the genie who transformed my suite to
a dream-catcher and the den of Morpheus.
Don't I just love the turn
down service.
A perfect turn-down service is also a subtle promise of a
beautiful morning !!